The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-05
FAREWELL TO ST. LOUIS.
Last Lay In the Future City
Professions and Brass Bands
Awaken the President.
Star .Spangled Hospitality Not nj
All Objection able.
A Boat Ride, a Reception, and De
parture for Chicago.
A Loud Reception o" the River
steamer, mills and Loco
motives Omen Their Lungs
ana shout.

motives Opeu lne1r Lungs
sns shout.
ST. LOUIS, Mo Oct. 4 Fair wealth.
err; light nortberly winds, veeripg 10
easterly; cool, stationary temperature
- Cleveland weather." In short. Pro.
cessions, with brass bands and glee
clubs, were still passing the Presi
dents windows at midnight last night,
and PROFESSIONS and brass bands were
moving aimlessly about, mp and down,
before the hotel before breakfast this
morning. The President and Mrs.
Cleveland, despite the continuous
round Of star spangled hospitality
which they have experienced, are In
excellent health and spirite,
Towns and cities all along the Ike
Of travel Of which they propose to
make stops have sent kilograms to Col.
Lamont asking that more time be
given, aud places not on the list are
urging that Wits be paid them. In
every care 30 far reply has been sent
TO the effect that II will be impossible
to make any change in the program.
ToDAY's PRooaAM.
Ttday's program Of entertain.
ment comprehends q reception, o
boat ride, q ride 10 the fair grounds
q gorgeous evening pageant, q bail,
aud the departure for Chicago. At
o o'clock the President was met at the
hotel by a committee and escorted to
the court house under the prote ion
Of troop Of mounted police. TIE
program for two hours was the r..
ception Of the Commercial Travellers
association Of st. Louis, aud
such other oiiiEsns a. should
find opportunity to make their way
to him. Ia other woids, II wa,
strictly q public reception. Toe TO
tunda OF the court houee was hand
somely decorated with evergreens ant
bunting, and on the tteps Of q richly
curtai Hed pagoda the Preeidost tool
/ Hnuu Nhih NJ ht pntftu
About 500 travelling men had returne,
10 the city for the occasion and passeC
by In single fle Following them wsl
the crowd, and the bard shaking con
tlnued until 1880 O'Clock. Tie shsk
eis had all eorts OF grippe, and II wa
often necessary for the President I,
twist his hand from the hearty grasp
One cid lady became 30 enlhused this
! sHE ArTKxrTkD TO Kis
9 the President, but he declined an
4 she was moved down the line b
d wildsred. The reception over, Il
1 President hurried 10 his osffial
h | through q eide entrance and WI
| driven 10 the excunion boat, the OF
/. Of Baton Rouge, lying ut the foot ,
' Chestnut street. At the SINE tin,
Mrs. Cleveland left the Llndell hot.
and was aboard the boat q II " min
n,es later than the President, aud ID
, vessel steamed away down the rive
B for q trip TO Jefferson barracks.
The Salon Of the vtssel was hand
T, sonely adorned with nlweir. Tn
United States arsenal band was In N
/, tendance. There were between 30
! and 400 invited guests on board, In
! Guiding members OF the IrcQuoi
G ub, Of Chicago, aud q number Q
prominent Grand Army men. tn
d Trip was gotten up as q relief for ID
. President aud Mrs. Cleveland iron
! 'hs almo6t const Mt round OF feceT
+. lions and other more or less exac,in
festivities ashore, and In this regar
q wss q decided success.
nIsslseIFPI RivER SCENERY.
though not inspiring a. scenery, bs
an sbsorbipg interest," OF its own 4
. Stranger, md can nowhere be seen 9
!. sell ~ from the deck Of q Htos me
? Ths boat ran down stre,m Abor
. eght miles, turned aud reached ih
}, landing again at 1880 o'oIoel
y An acc m aayins excursion bo'
:, fred 40 artillery salute, Will
!, Jug, steamers and LOGON 1tiy,
. on both chores did q cir best 81.
|. 1team whistles TO make tue trip inte
! esting. And hey tuCo eded. Al N
: turning point ttaLd immense rollipI
|. mill Embellishments, which slso iori
a the iJcus Of q series OF railway rack
. Moreover, thsre were q: this time se'
a eral steam vessels a, the whsif As u
Presidents boat approached an idl
= locomotive gave peculiar whistle
!. Imitation a
!, the cRowiEo on A O cE
b A tug on tho rivsr responded in kin
/. A locomotive on the east babk csugi
!, the CRY, and two or three others o
!, and down stream echoed u. The
q the tti amers nj the iandipg, M
: n ally the dam or mole vbis' lee
i ihs mills opened their thioa's IN
), cock dood Q DOS" boars, thii
!. uspy In every tore OF this gsmu
!. came from the four Qnsriers II n
q compass. IL was entertaining; but
. few minutes 81 this concert VI
!. enough.
= This afternoon was uneven fdl. tn
|. pres Dental pu'y we're ,scorsd
n csrisgss from toe boat TO the IL
q grounds, where tbeT became n
guests Of tina fair as cia,'on 81
a iunched with q paity Of thirty
}. forty ladies and gen Linen In Il
% club house. Lunen over, they ~
- cesded TO the grand st.hd and VI
.. n,ped sons irotIug rsn'a They .
- turned TO the hotel if diunsr.
" the yfiLKD rsoruEr.
!. Ia the evening the President 81
10 Ms. q eyelsnd vitoeesed To- graz
:. sTAst pageant OF trs V.Ilsd p opb'
J illustrating by twenty-five u Is's son
I. Of the events ri orb io,l history, 0
-, rlnhing ~ith the dawn I history, u
:. eIpulslon Of LIE i,r, Egyptian y
ID uylty. scenss of the exodus, ~. P1
4 listlnes, tho pro, hs'S, events Of ID init
y Jsfah and Joslah's lie, vsr seen
- aud ending With the LIMO
81 BelshsxIH fact The p'ocs
:. sIon moved without iptsriup Il
D. ard was Gbou. M hyur In psssin
r Throughout its ,nstb II was iliomu
~ A,sd sl,h eolored llRhis, bo,i zee u
Q, caro- from the OO.OOO ga 20 specll
% " erected for tne anival II
i, eIosdu alorg the line a msrob "
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